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Christianity is the main religion in Romania, with Romanian Orthodoxy being its largest denomination. Romania is a secular state and freedom of religion is enshrined in the nation's constitution.
Romania is a secular state without official or state religion. However, the country is predominantly Christian with over 80% of the citizens identifying themselves as Orthodox Christians. Other notable religions practiced n the country include; Roman Catholicism, Protestant Christianity, and Greek Catholicism.
Romania is a very religious country, with Christianity being the largest faith.
The most widely practiced religion in Romania is Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Approximately 81% of the population identifies as Orthodox Christian. The Romanian Orthodox Church was established in 1859 under the Kingdom of Romania and in 1872, it was declared autocephalous.
From the remaining population 128,291 people belong to other Christian denominations or have another religion, which includes 58,335 Muslims (mostly of Turkish and Tatar ethnicity) and 2,707 Jewish (Jews once constituted 4% of the Romanian population—728,115 persons in the 1930 census).
Romanians’ lives are generally guided by the religious traditions to which they adhere. Thus, ethnic Romanians who follow the practices of Eastern Orthodoxy participate in elaborate customs and ceremonies during Holy Week and at Easter.
În prezent, viața religioasă în România se desfășoară conform principiului libertății credințelor religioase, principiu enunțat în articolul 29 din Constituția României, alături de libertatea gândirii și a opiniilor.
2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Romania. Executive Summary. The constitution prohibits restricting freedom of conscience and belief, as well as forcing an individual to espouse a religious belief contrary to the individual’s convictions.
Despite its late start as a European nation-state, Romania in the 20th century produced several world-renowned intellectuals, including composer Georges Enesco, playwright Eugène Ionesco, philosopher Emil Cioran, religion historian Mircea Eliade, and Nobel laureate George E. Palade.
Moldova (92%), Greece (90%), Georgia (89%), Armenia (89%) and Romania (86%) have the highest percentages of Orthodox Christians in their adult populations. Still, the region’s religious landscape is diverse.